| Main Entry: | end up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become eventually; come to a close |
Synonyms: |
arrive finally, cease, come to a halt, finish, finish as, finish up, stop, turn out to be, wind up |
| Main Entry: | come from |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | arise, emanate |
Synonyms: |
accrue, derive from, ejaculate, emerge, end up, flow, hail from, issue, originate, proceed, result, rise, spring, stem, turn out |
| Main Entry: | culminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a climax |
Synonyms: |
cap, climax, close, come to a head, conclude, crown, end, end up, finish, go over the mountain, go the route, rise to crescendo, round off, shoot one's wad, terminate, top off, wind up |
Antonyms: |
begin, commence, open, start |
| Main Entry: | prove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish facts; put to a test |
Synonyms: |
add up, affirm, analyze, ascertain, assay, attest, authenticate, back, bear out, certify, check, confirm, convince, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, determine, document, end up, evidence, evince, examine, experiment, explain, find, fix, have a case, justify, make evident, manifest, pan out, result, settle, show, show clearly, show once and for all, substantiate, sustain, test, testify, trial, try, turn out, uphold, validate, verify, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
discredit, disprove, hypothesize, theorize |
| Main Entry: | upright |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | straight-up |
Synonyms: |
cocked, end on, end up, erect, on end, perpendicular, plumb, raised, sheer, stand-up, standing, steep, straight, upended, upstanding, upward, vertical |
Antonyms: |
fallen, lying, prone |
| Main Entry: | wind up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish |
Synonyms: |
be through with, bring to a close, clean up, close, close down, come to the end, complete, conclude, determine, do, end, end up*, finalize, finish up, halt, liquidate, settle, terminate, tie up loose ends, wrap up |
Antonyms: |
begin, commence, open, start |